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Updated October 2022
Over fears of the newly discovered omicron variant, the Philippines have tightened safety protocols across the country, subjecting all arriving travellers to strict quarantine measures upon arrival, depending on their vaccination status and COVID test results.
The Philippines is not currently open to most travellers of the world, but eligible travellers will have to undergo facility-based quarantine in a hotel accredited by the Tourism and Health Agencies. Keep reading to know more about the hotel quarantine requirement and process in the Philippines.
Quarantine rules for arriving passengers
The government of the Philippines have classified countries based on risk assessment into green, yellow, and red list countries accordingly. Arrivals from each category are required to adhere to different quarantine rules, depending on their vaccination status.
From green list countries
Vaccinated travellers
For Filipinos
Filipino travellers arriving with a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure can enjoy a hassle-free trip to the Philippines with:
- no quarantine requirement
- no on-arrival swabbing
On the other hand, those arriving without a negative RT-PCR test must undergo
- on-arrival swabbing
- facility-based quarantine until the release of negative results
- self-monitoring until the 7th day from arrival
For foreigners
Foreigners who can present their negative RT-PCR test certificate taken within 48 hours prior to departure will need to undergo:
- no facility-based quarantine
- no on-arrival swabbing
- self-monitoring until the 14th day from arrival
Unvaccinated travellers
Every incoming traveller must present a negative RT-PCR test taken at least 48 hours prior to departure. All unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or individuals whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated, and those vaccinated but failed to comply with the test-before-travel requirements must undergo:
- facility-based quarantine until the release of negative results
- 5th-day swabbing
- self-monitoring until the 14th day upon arrival
From yellow list countries
Vaccinated travellers
Passengers arriving with a negative RT-PCR test within 48 hours before departing must undergo:
- facility-based quarantine
- 5th day swabbing
On the other hand, those arriving without a negative RT-PCR test must undergo
- facility-based quarantine until release of negative results
- 5th day swabbing
- home quarantine until the 10th day from arrival
Unvaccinated travellers
Every incoming traveller must present a negative RT-PCR test taken at least 48 hours prior to departure. All unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or individuals whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated, and those vaccinated but failed to comply with the test-before-travel requirements must undergo:
- facility-based quarantine until the release of negative results
- 7th-day swabbing
- self-monitoring until the 14th day upon arrival
From red list countries
The inbound travel of all persons, regardless of vaccination status, coming from or who have been to red list countries within the last fourteen (14) days prior to will now be permitted entry into the Philippines with restrictions in place. Only Filipinos returning to the country via government-initiated repatriation, non-government-initiated repatriation, and Bayanihan Flights may be allowed entry.
Upon arrival, such travellers will be subject to a ten-day facility-based quarantine and undergo RT-PCR testing on the 7th day. Notwithstanding a negative test result, the traveller shall complete the minimum facility-based quarantine period of 10 days. Upon completing the mandated 10-day facility-based quarantine and presentation of a negative RT-PCR result, they may be discharged from the facility.
Quarantine protocols for arriving OFWs
The protocols for arriving OFW’s are quite extensive, as such we’ve detailed the entire process on a dedicated article.
If you’re an OFW returning to the Philippines, find out more details about quarantine requirements for OFWs.
Philippines quarantine hotels
While waiting for the scheduled test and release of results, passengers arriving in the Philippines who are mandated to stay under facility-based quarantine are required to hold a confirmed booking in a hotel accredited by Tourism and Health Agencies. These hotels have been identified all over the country and in cities like:
List of designated quarantine hotels
The following are hotels that have officially been designated as quarantine hotels by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) and the Department of Tourism (DOT).
Mandatory quarantine hotels
- 5880 Enriquez Residences
- A Venue Residences (Tower) Condominium
- Achievers Airport Hotel, Pasay
- Airport Poddotel Inc.
- Aliw-Inn Pasay
- Amore Hotel
- Antoine Despacito
- Artina Zobel Residences (Formerly Artina Suites Hotel)
- Aruga by Rockwell
- Astoria Plaza, Ortigas
- Astrotel Avenida
- Astrotel- Novaliches
- Astrotel, Monumento
- Axiaa, West Ave. Q. C.
- B Hotel, Alabang
- Balesin Island Club
- Bay Area Suites, Manila
- Bayview Park Hotel, Manila
- Bellagio Residences Leon Guinto
- Bellagio Residences Kapiligan
- Bellagio Residences Katipunan
- Bellagio Residences Sampaloc
- Benson Apartelle, San Juan City
- Bigpat Dormitory, Pasay
- Cadence Ann Condotel, Makati
- Camelot Hotel
- Casa Micarosa Hotels and Residences Co, Ltd, Malate
- Chill Hotel Monumento
- Citizen Hotel, Makati
- Citystate Hotel Quiapo
- Cool Martin Hotel and Resorts
- Cosmo Hotel and Studio Suites Dos Castillas Sampaloc
- Country Lodge Pasig
- Crosswind Ocean Hotel
- D Circle Hotel, Manila
- Daisy Drive Inn Pasig
- DG Budget Hotel Salem
- DG Grami Hotel, Paranaque
- Dians Place/Dian Suites, Palanan Makati
- Eco Verde Hotel, Quezon City
- EL Rancho, Alabang
- Elegance Guest House, Pasay
- Eurotel, North EDSA
- Fersal Hotel, Kalayaan
- Fersal Hotel, P. Tuazon
- Fersal Inn Makati
- Fersal Inn Manila
- Festive Hotel, Makati
- G Square Residences
- Garden Plaza Suite
- Gardenia Terrace Motel
- Getz Hotel, Sta. Cruz Manila
- Gomez House by Hotel Durban, Makati
- Good 101 Quiapo
- Gran Prix Hotel, Pasay
- Guijo Suites Makati
- Haeinsa Condotel, Quezon City
- Halina Drive Inn Hotel Sta. Mesa
- Halina Hotel Avenida
- Halina Hotel Libertad
- Happy Homes, Manila
- Heroes Hotel, Sta. Ana Manila
- Holiday Inn Express Manila Newport City
- Hop Inn Hotel Alabang
- Hop Inn Hotel Makati
- Hotel 99 Cubao
- Hotel 99 Monumento
- Hotel 99 Quiapo
- Hotel Dreamworld Araneta
- Hotel Dreamworld Las Pinas
- Hotel Dreamworld North EDSA
- Hotel Durban, Makati
- Hotel Juliano, Ermita Mla.
- Hotel Rosemarie
- Hotel Sogo Avenida
- Hotel Sogo Buendia Pasay Blvd.
- Hotel Sogo Caloocan
- Hotel Sogo Makati
- Hotel Sogo Malibay
- Hotel Sogo Monumento
- Hotel Sogo Novaliches
- Hotel Sogo Pasay Rotonda
- Hotel Sogo Quezon Avenue
- Hotel Sogo Quirino
- Hotel Sogo Recto
- Hotel Sogo Sta. Mesa
- Hotel Victoria de Malate
- HQ Albert, Makati
- iHotel Uptown BGC (Zen Premium Uptown BGC, Makati)
- Infinity Tower Suites
- Inn De Avenida, Makati
- Jade Vine Restaurant and Executive Inn, Ermita
- Jardin de Rosal- Pasig
- Jinjiang Inn, Makati
- Jinjiang Inn, Ortigas
- Joy Nostalg
- Joyce Apartelle – Mandaluyong
- Joyce Apartelle – San Juan
- King Arthur Hotel- Pasig
- Lelita Hotel, Makati
- Lido de Paris Hotel, Manila
- Liza Lodge, Pasay
- MagCOOP House
- Malate Pensionne Inc.
- Manila Venetian Hotel
- Mariposa Hotel, Marcos Hi way, Pasig
- MC Hotel- Novaliches/Hotel Fox Oyo 637
- Melbourne Residences
- Metro Deluxe Residences, Pasay
- Mini Suites Eton Tower- Makati
- Miramar Hotel
- MM Hotel (RedDoorz Plus near Bamboo Organ)
- MySpace Hotel BGC
- MyTown Amsterdam, Makati
- MyTown Athens, Makati
- MyTown Auckland, Makati
- MyTown Capetown, Makati
- MyTown Istanbul
- MyTown Kyoto, Makati
- MyTown New York, Makati
- MyTown Seoul, Makati
- MyTown Singapore
- Nest Nano – Poblacion Makati
- New York Hotel Inc, Cubao
- Nice Hotel – Pasig
- Nice Hotel- Arayat Cubao
- Nice Hotel- Aurora Cubao
- Nice Hotel- Mandaluyong
- Nice Hotel- Mc Arthur
- Nice Hotel- Monumento Samson Road
- One Liberty Hotel
- One Pacific Place Serviced Residences, Makati
- Orchid Garden Suites Manila
- Oxford Suites Makati
- OYO Finnex Hotel, Mandaluyong
- Pacific Skyloft Hotel
- Paragon Tower Ermita Hotel, Inc.
- Park Bed and Breakfast, Pasay
- Pasig View Lodge
- Pearl Lane Hotel – reinspected 5/13/2021
- Propiedad Hotel
- Punta De Fabian Resort, Inc. Baras Rizal
- Quoalla Hotel Makati
- Ralph Anthony Suites, Ermita
- Ranch Hotel/ EL rancho- Tunasan, Muntinlupa
- Red Hotel Cubao
- Red Planet Hotel Amorsolo Makati
- Red Planet Hotels, Binondo Corporation
- Red Planet Hotel Manila Bay
- Reddoorz D’ Builders Room Phase 2 Taguig (Arnelito B Garcia Transient House)
- RedDoorz @ Canley Residential, Pasig (Canley Residential Condo Unit Rental)
- RedDoorz near Pasay Taft (Residencia San Vicente)
- RedDoorz Plus near Osmeña Highway 2 (Sheikah’s Guesthouse Traveller’s Inn)
- Richmonde Hotel, Eastwood
- Riviera Mansion, Malate
- Rosas Garden Hotel
- Rose Garden Inn – Sta.Mesa
- Rothman Hotel, Malate
- San Carlos Mansion, Manila
- Solaire Resort and Casino
- Somerset Millenium, Makati
- Spaces by Eco Hotel, Makati
- Spring Hotel Avenida
- Spring Hotel Cubao
- Starlight Bed and Breakfast
- Stonehouse Hotel- Ermita
- Stonehouse Hotel- Pasay
- Tesoro Apartments, Ermita
- The Bayleaf Intramuros
- The Cabin, Manila
- The District Inn, Makati
- The Peninsula Manila
- Time Travellers Hotel Manila
- Town and Country Hotel- V. Mapa
- Town and Country Reposo
- Tropicana Suites
- University Pad Residences Taft
- University Pad Residences Ubelt
- Victoria Court- Cuneta
- Victoria Court- Hill Crest
- Victoria Court- North Edsa
- Victoria Court- Mc. Arthur
- Victoria Court- Panorama
- Vista Hotel Recto
- White Knight St. Anne
- Winston Hotel
- Yuj Inn Pasay
- Z Hostel, Poblacion Makati
- Zen Premium Eastwood/Hotel 878 QC
- Zen Premium near Rockwell Makati
- Zen Rooms Marvelle Studios, BGC, Makati
Stringent and mandatory quarantine hotels
- 1898 Hotel Colonia – Makati
- 88 Courtyard Hotel
- Acacia Hotel, Alabang
- Aloha Hotel
- Amelie Hotel Manila
- Armada Hotel, Manila
- Ascott- BGC
- Ascott Makati
- Asiatel
- Astoria, Greenbelt
- Azumi Boutique Hotel, Alabang (w/ conditions)
- B Hotel, Quezon City
- Bayview Park Hotel Manila
- Bellevue, Alabang
- Belmont Hotel, Manila
- Best Western Hotel La Corona
- Blulane Hotel – Manila
- Brentwood Suites
- Broadway Court Apartelle, Quezon City
- Casa Bocobo
- Casa Pura Inn and Suites, Quezon City
- Century Park Hotel, Manila
- Citadines, Makati
- Citadines, Manila Bay
- Citadines Millenium, Ortigas
- City Garden Grand Hotel – Makati
- City Garden Hotel – Makati
- City Garden Suites- Manila
- Citystate Tower Hotel Manila
- City Stay Inns Fortview BGC
- City Stay Inns Makati City Hall
- Conrad Hotel
- Copacabana, EDSA Pasay
- Cosmo Hotel and Studio Suites Espana
- Cosmo Hotel and Studio Suites P. Campa
- Crimson Hotel, Alabang
- Crown Regency Hotel Makati
- Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ortigas
- Diamond Hotel Manila
- Discovery Primea Hotel – Makati
- Discovery Suites Ortigas
- Dusit Thani Hotel – Makati
- E-Hotel Makati
- EDSA Shangri-La
- El Cielito Hotel Makati
- Elan Hotel Annapolis
- Estancia Resort Tagaytay
- Eurotel EDSA Shaw
- Eurotel, Las Piňas
- Eurotel, Makati
- Eurotel, Pedro Gil
- Eurotel Vivaldi, Cubao
- Exchange Regency, Ortigas
- Executive Hotel, Manila
- F1 Hotel BGC
- Fairmont and Raffles Makati
- Go Hotel, Ermita
- Go Hotel, Ortigas
- Go Hotel, Otis
- Go Hotel, Airport
- Go Hotel, North Edsa
- Go Hotel, Timog
- Golden Phoenix Hotel, Macapagal
- Grand Hyatt Manila
- Great Eastern Hotel
- Green Sun Hotel, Makati
- H2O Hotel, Manila
- Herald Suites, Chino Roces
- Herald Suites, Polaris
- Herald Suites, Solana
- Hilton Manila
- Hive Hotel and Convention Place, QC
- Holiday Inn and Suites -Makati
- Holiday Inn, Ortigas
- Hop Inn Hotel Aseana City
- Hop Inn Hotel Ermita
- Hotel 101 Manila, Pasay
- Hotel Celeste, Makati
- Hotel Jen
- Hotel Kimberly Manila
- Hotel Rembrandt, Quezon City
- Hotel Sogo Alabang Rotonda
- Hotel Sogo Alabang Southroad
- Hotel Sogo EDSA Cubao
- Hotel Sogo Mindanao Avenue
- Hotel Sogo Roxas Blvd (not all rooms have windows)
- Hotel Sogo Timog Avenue
- Hotel Sogo Yabut
- IM Hotel, Makati
- Kabayan Hotel (Building A)
- Kingsford Hotel Manila
- Lancaster Hotel Manila
- Las Palmas Hotel de Manila
- Lourdes Suites
- Lub D Hotel Makati
- Lucky Chinatown Hotel
- Luxent Hotel, Timog QC
- Madison 101 Hotel and Tower, New Manila
- Makati Diamond Residences
- Manila Grand Opera Hotel
- Manila Hotel
- Manila Lotus Hotel
- Marco Polo Hotel, Ortigas
- Marriott Hotel, Manila
- MAXX Hotel Makati
- MAXX Hotel Ortigas
- MC Hotel- Fairview
- Mella Hotel C5 Ext. Las Pinas
- Microtel Batangas
- Microtel Eagle Ridge
- Microtel Libis, Quezon City
- Microtel South Forbes
- Microtel UP Technohub
- Microtel Wyndham, MoA
- Midas Hotel
- Myplace, Quezon City
- Nest Nano Suites – Makati
- Networld Hotel
- New World Hotel Makati
- Nichols Airport Hotel
- Novotel Cubao
- Nuwa
- Octagon Mansion Hotel, Manila
- Park Inn by Radisson North Edsa
- Parque España Alabang
- Paseo Premiere Hotel
- Pearl Garden Hotel
- Picasso Hotel- Makati
- Pinoy Pamilya Hotel
- Privato Hotel, Makati
- Privato Hotel, Ortigas
- Privato Hotel, QC
- Quest Hotel, Tagaytay
- Ramada Manila Central
- Red Planet ASEANA
- Red Planet, Aurora Blvd.
- Red Planet Hotel, Makati
- Red Planet Hotel, Ortigas
- Red Planet Mabini
- Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas
- Ritz Astor Hotel – Makati
- Rizal Park Hotel
- Royal Bellagio Hotel – Makati
- Royal Parc Hotel, Tagaytay
- Savoy Hotel, Manila
- Seda BGC
- Seda Residences, Makati
- Seda Vertis North
- Selah Loft Pasay
- Selah Pods Pasay
- Sequioa Hotel Manila Bay
- Sequioa Hotel QC
- Shangri-La The Fort
- Sheraton Manila Bay
- Sheraton Manila Hotel
- Sofitel Philippine Plaza
- Somerset Alabang Manila
- Somerset Central Salcedo Makati
- Somerset Olympia Makati
- St. Giles Hotel, Makati
- Stone House Hotel Quezon City
- Summit Hotel Magnolia
- Sun Star Grand Hotel
- Techno Park Hotel – with conditions
- The Alpha Suites, Makati
- The Charter House -Makati
- The Henry Hotel Manila
- The Heritage Hotel
- The Linden Suites, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- The Selah Garden Hotel
- The Sphere Residences- Makati
- Tiara Oriental Hotel – with conditions
- Toilena Room Board and Lodging – with conditions
- TRYP MoA, Pasay
- U Hotel, Makati
- UN Residences
- Urban Travellers Hotel
- Valero Grand Suites by Swiss-Belhotel
- Vista Hotel Cubao
- Vivere Hotel and Resorts
- Winford Hotel
- Winter Hotel Benitez Cubao
- Winter Hotel Imperial
- Wow Hotel Aurora Cubao
- Wynwood Hotel
- Y2 Residences – reinspected
Hotels for mandatory quarantine of seafarers
All seafarers and maritime personnel involved in crew change and repatriation arriving at any airport in the country, regardless of nationality, shall undergo appropriate quarantine procedures, just like other international arrivals in the Philippines. The following are the designated quarantine hotel for seafarers.
- Airo Hotel
- Brickwood Suites
- City Smile Apartelle, Quezon City
- Dormitels ph BGC
- Dormitels ph Espana
- Dormitels ph UST
- Eastgate Maritime Training Center, Inc
- El Rico Suites
- Fil star Maritime Corporation/Dormitory Manila
- Homespace Residences
- Innspired Hostel by Option B Corp.
- Internship Navigation Training Center ECC Bldg.
- Jupiter Suites Makati
- KL Residences Makati
- La Belle Residences
- Leez Inn Malate
- Leez Inn Makati
- Marla Management and Realty Corp. Paranaque
- Monchere Dormitory
- MyTown London
- V Hotel, Adriatico
Quarantine guidelines
In compliance with Philippine regulations, only one person is allowed per room, except for the following:
- Families from the same household travelling together, especially those with minors;
- Health and emergency frontline services personnel;
- Guests requiring a companion:
- 18 years old and below; and
- persons needing special assistance (e.g. senior citizens, PWD, with chronic medical illness)
Before quarantine
Prior to arrival, all travellers are required to have a confirmed booking at a hotel accredited by Tourism and Health Agencies. This can be secured through the One Health Pass (OHP) website, after which you will be issued an OHP personal QR code.
You will then be required to:
- upon arrival, undergo a temperature check, present the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) One Health Pass QR Code upon deplaning, and proceed to the designated waiting area.
- present your proof of vaccination to the dedicated BOQ representative for re-verification at the Department of Transportation One-Stop-Shop (OSS).
- then proceed to the hotel desk at the airport and present your vaccine card and certificate. Hotel coordinators shall verify your hotel booking or assist you in your reservation if you have not made one yet.
- you shall also make the transportation arrangement to your hotel at these desks. If you have not made a pre-arranged hotel transfer, accredited taxis are available. A sticker will be placed at the back of your passport upon verification.
During quarantine
Check in at your hotel and wait for the scheduled test of your quarantine stay.
If you test positive, the BOQ shall transfer you to a designated hospital for further medical management.
If you test negative, your test result will be released within 24 hours after your swab test is taken. Your Unified BOQ Quarantine Certificate is autogenerated in the OHP. You will be able to download and print this certificate through the https://onehealthpass.com.ph/e-HDC/Track-Swab-Test portal in the OHP website by entering your QR code reference number and last name.
For non-Filipinos: In compliance with Philippine regulations, laboratory partners must secure a photocopy of your passport and proof of accommodation/residence in the Philippines.
If you develop COVID-19 symptoms (e.g., dry cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste and smell, etc.) at any time before your scheduled test, please inform the hotel you are staying in so a medical or BOQ officer can assess and check up on you immediately. You may be required to undergo an RT-PCR test.
You may call the BOQs landline at (02) 5318-7500 or through these mobile numbers: 0961-899-0779, 0951-210-8105, or 0926-629-0723.
Ending quarantine
Once cleared, you can call your relatives or respective Local Government Units (LGU) to pick you up or arrange for your transportation going home. You are required to undergo home quarantine until the tenth (10th) day, with the day of arrival being the first day.
How much is the cost of a Philippines quarantine hotel?
Overseas Filipino Workers can complete their quarantine period free of charge. However, non-OFWs and eligible foreigners will need to shoulder the cost of the quarantine on their own. Prices for the hotels may vary from 2,300 PHP to 17,800 PHP per night, according to the type of accommodation you prefer.
Several airlines, like the Philippine Airlines, offers convenient quarantine packages for travellers that includes a roundtrip airfare, quarantine hotel charges, land transfers, all meals and all costs covering RT-PCR tests required during quarantine. Prices generally vary from 12,000 PHP to 117,000 PHP for the entire period of quarantine. You can find more package deals by booking your flights with Philippine Airlines.
